Major CNN Reporter Ed Henry Quits Network to Join Fox News

[Peter Pan]

Major CNN Reporter Ed Henry Quits Network to Join Fox News

NEW YORK (The Blaze/AP) — CNN White House correspondent Ed Henry is jumping to Fox News Channel.

Fox announced Monday that Henry would become Fox’s chief White House correspondent. He had joined CNN in 2004 from the newspaper Roll Call, and he covered the president, Congress and politics for the network.

Fox News executive Michael Clemente says the network has been “impressed with Henry’s reporting for a long time.”

A spokesperson for CNN told TV Newser, “We thank Ed for his contributions and wish him the best. We will be naming our new chief White House correspondent in the coming days.”

Fox is making other changes. Wendell Goler will become senior White House and foreign affairs correspondent. Mike Emanuel will be chief congressional correspondent and James Rosen will report on how Washington-based news affects the rest of the country.

“So after seven years at CNN it is bittersweet for me to say I’ve landed a terrific opportunity elsewhere that I am absolutely thrilled about,” Henry reportedly wrote in an e-mail to CNN staff. “But first I just want to say thank you for what has been a wild ride for me, from the beginning of my tenure when I was in the anchor chair when Robert Novak walked off-set — right up until the night a few weeks ago I raced from a Capitals playoff hockey game to the White House to report through the night on the killing of Osama bin Laden. I’m still getting grief for the polo shirt I wore on the North Lawn that night but what can I say, I was trying to Rock the Red.”



Henry is the second prominent CNN journalist to jump ship for Fox. In January, CNN morning show host John Roberts joined Fox as a national correspondent.

Below is the press release from Fox announcing the move (via TV Newser):

CNN’S ED HENRY TO JOIN FOX NEWS AS CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT

FOX News has signed CNN’s Ed Henry as Chief White House correspondent, announced Michael Clemente, Senior Vice President of News Editorial for the network. He will be responsible for covering all facets of the White House, including the President’s domestic and international activities.

In making the announcement, Clemente said, “We’ve been impressed with Henry’s reporting for a long time and are proud he’s joining the FOX News team where his tenacity and hard news instincts will continue to strengthen the network’s core journalistic assets.”

FOX News’ Washington bureau will undergo additional changes in coverage beats with Henry assuming his new role, including the following transitions: Wendell Goler has been promoted to Senior White House and Foreign Affairs correspondent where he will take on additional responsibilities covering the State Department; Mike Emanuel has been named Chief Congressional correspondent providing coverage of the House and Senate, as well as breaking news on Capitol Hill; James Rosen becomes Chief Washington correspondent reporting on major Beltway stories and how they impact the country; and Carl Cameron continues in his role as Chief Political correspondent, covering congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential elections for FOX News.

An award-winning journalist, Henry has covered various beats for CNN since 2004. Most recently, he served as Senior White House correspondent and received praise for his reporting on the Bush administration’s contradictory assertions regarding senior Iranian officials sending improvised explosive devices to Iraq. That led him to win the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Merriman Smith Award for excellence in presidential coverage under deadline in 2008.

Prior to reporting on the President and its administration, Henry was a Congressional correspondent where he broke the news that Dubai Ports World would not move forward with its plan to take control over six U.S. ports. During that time, he received the Everett Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from the National Press Foundation. In 2004, Henry reported from the campaign trail throughout CNN’s coverage of the presidential race, focusing on then Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry.

Before his tenure at CNN, Henry was a print journalist at Roll Call for eight years where he served as a senior editor and a columnist. While at the Capitol Hill newspaper, Henry was also a contributing editor at Washingtonian magazine and a chief political analyst for WMAL-AM, ABC News Radio’s Washington affiliate. He began his career as an investigative reporter, working alongside renowned journalist Jack Anderson for five years, with stints as a television analyst at C-SPAN and WUSA-TV (CBS).

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Another one woke of and departing a losing ratings channel for the #1 news channel, not like there are not alot of lib options for Henry to choose from, vs going to Fox

[Joecooool]

Wow, sounds like Fox is trying to actually become a news channel.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Wow, sounds like Fox is trying to actually become a news channel.

They are #1 last time I looked, they do not suck up to the left and fair and balanced vs only the left view

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

They are #1 last time I looked, they do not suck up to the left and fair and balanced vs only the left view

Their fanatical right wing loony shows are number one in cable, they hardly measure a blip when compared to real news outlets like ABC, CBS and NBC news.

And please drop the fair and balanced baloney. Its unbecoming.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Their fanatical right wing loony shows are number one in cable, they hardly measure a blip when compared to real news outlets like ABC, CBS and NBC news.

And please drop the fair and balanced baloney. Its unbecoming.

They do matter as the White House knows what goes on at Fox News and most homes have cable today.

Any sources to back up the ratings of the above news outlets vs Fox

they are fair and balanced on news reporting, talk shows are different.

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

They do matter as the White House knows what goes on at Fox News and most homes have cable today.

Any sources to back up the ratings of the above news outlets vs Fox

they are fair and balanced on news reporting, talk shows are different.

White house doesn't give a shit about Fox, they are well aware they are not getting any votes from that group.

Here are your rankings. Even crappy CBS news destroys Fox.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...20-2011/96203/

Evening News Ratings - TVNewser

[RetiredSFC 97]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Their fanatical right wing loony shows are number one in cable, they hardly measure a blip when compared to real news outlets like ABC, CBS and NBC news.

And please drop the fair and balanced baloney. Its unbecoming.

As long as you believe that I DGAF.

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

White house doesn't give a shit about Fox, they are well aware they are not getting any votes from that group.

Here are your rankings. Even crappy CBS news destroys Fox.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...20-2011/96203/

Evening News Ratings - TVNewser

Originally Posted by RetiredSFC 97

As long as you believe that I DGAF.

Pwnd.

[RetiredSFC 97]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Pwnd.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Their fanatical right wing loony shows are number one in cable, they hardly measure a blip when compared to real news outlets like ABC, CBS and NBC news.

And please drop the fair and balanced baloney. Its unbecoming.

how often do you watch FOX news?

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

They are #1 last time I looked, they do not suck up to the left and fair and balanced vs only the left view

he really does not get it

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Their fanatical right wing loony shows are number one in cable, they hardly measure a blip when compared to real news outlets like ABC, CBS and NBC news.

And please drop the fair and balanced baloney. Its unbecoming.

your ignorance is unbecoming.

the reason the networks do well is because of local affiliates.

it used to be...the network carried the affiliates, now...the affiliates carry the networks.

remove the local affiliate news...and the network news programs would be history in the ratings.

for once...park your liberal bias and get informed.

[mrvette]

FOX has been waltzing to the left for a few years now....

even Beck....

and the more of those commies they hire on for name recognition, the worse the reporting gets....

FOX is loosing it....becoming another MSM lie....

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

White house doesn't give a shit about Fox, they are well aware they are not getting any votes from that group.

Here are your rankings. Even crappy CBS news destroys Fox.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...20-2011/96203/

Evening News Ratings - TVNewser

Thanks for the stats and yes the major channels have more viewers and good for the left, I guess I am one that tired of the spin while still on active duty serving by the president that got head in the oval office, I changed my viewing habits.

[RetiredSFC 97]

Come on don't let the lefty change the subject.

this is about CNN and Fox. has nothing to do with other networks.

[Peter Pan]

Originally Posted by RetiredSFC 97

Come on don't let the lefty change the subject.

this is about CNN and Fox. has nothing to do with other networks.

Mainstream he is right, but cable is dominated by Fox and the nightly talk shows also are dominated by Fox, yes the White House does pay attention to Fox as the ratings continue to go North vs the other news networks

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

Mainstream he is right, but cable is dominated by Fox and the nightly talk shows also are dominated by Fox, yes the White House does pay attention to Fox as the ratings continue to go North vs the other news networks

Fox is the New Comedy Network ... it's fun to watch.

Jon Stewart was great ...

[LATB]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Fox is the New Comedy Network ... it's fun to watch.

Jon Stewart was great ...

ignorant post

nothing new to see here...move along...

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Jon Stewart was great ...

The best part was him crying like a butt hurt little whiny assed bitch afterwards.

[Uri]

Originally Posted by mrvette

FOX has been waltzing to the left for a few years now....

even Beck....

and the more of those commies they hire on for name recognition, the worse the reporting gets....

FOX is loosing it....becoming another MSM lie....

Joe Stalin does not have a news channel yet, but we can pray!